Over the last few issues, we've been talking about the math entity called a matrix. I've given examples of how matrices are useful and how matrix algebra can simplify complicated problems. A messy ...

Several fields of mathematics have developed in total isolation, using their own 'undecipherable' coded languages. Mathematicians now present 'big algebras,' a two-way mathematical 'dictionary' ...

Computer scientists have discovered a new way to multiply large matrices faster by eliminating a previously unknown inefficiency, leading to the largest improvement in matrix multiplication efficiency ...